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call or visit us online. we're ready to help. >>> with a 106 point move to the upside in the dow jones industrial average see how gold prices are faring. they are closing and sharon epperson tracking the action at the nymex. >> reporter: gold moving in the opposite direction, a major selloff in the gold market with gold prices down, more than $20. a close that could be around 1670 an ounce and may drop toward the 200 day moving average, 1667. several factors pressuring prices. many sides talking about both sides. that having an impact on gold. moreover, what happened in china with them canceling orders for soybeans highlights the fact there may be cooling off going on in china. that exacerbated a selloff in the agriculture commodities and that translated to a selloff in gold and silver as well. what's interesting to note are some reports out from firms talking about what happened in commodities overall. so far this year we have seen losses overall for commodities sector. gold, though, has fared pretty well up
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tweet us at squawk street and tell us what you think is the next innovation. are viewers, they think outside the box. >> no more mcbites, that's already been done. >> in europe, silvio berlusconi may be on his way back to power. monti saying he will resign. berlusconi could run in the earlier than expected elections. carolyn roth is in rome. and she joins us with the details. carolyn, welcome to the program. we've seen today, italian stocks are down, bond yields are blowing out. yet others like jpmorgan saying actually it's not as bad as it looks. what's your view? >> well, that's the tenor from the number of the analysts and economists that we've been speaking to this morning. they say, yes, because we're going to be seeing early elections, too much earlier than planned, we'll see volatility over the next two months. especially as there's a lot of horse trading campaigning by the different political parties. having said that, though, if you look at the most recent polls, you'll see that the democratic party, which is pro-austerity, pro-europe, actually leads
tweet us at squawk street and tell us what you think is the next innovation. are viewers, they think outside the box. >> no more mcbites, that's already been done. >> in europe, silvio berlusconi may be on his way back to power. monti saying he will resign. berlusconi could run in the earlier than expected elections. carolyn roth is in rome. and she joins us with the details. carolyn, welcome to the program. we've seen today, italian stocks are down, bond yields are blowing out. yet...
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hey, larry, what do you have for us? connecticut, where the first of the victims from the tragedy here were laid to rest today. this grieving town begins the process of saying good-bye, investigators continue their search for how and why it all happened here. i'll have more coming up. devastation of superstorm sandy, but wait until you hear about all the pork loaded into this $60 billion sandy relief bill. hardly any of it gets to sandy and the actual survivors. we'll get to all that. "the kudlow report" begins right now. >>> first up, 14 days and the clock is still running for a deal to prevent the nation's economy from falling off the tax and fiscal cliff. president obama, speaker boehner, they huddled at the white house today once again, but are we really any closer to a compromise? we go back to cnbc's eamon javers who joins us from washington with all the details. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, larry. you're right, they did meet today. it was a surprise meeting not announced as the previous meetings betwee
hey, larry, what do you have for us? connecticut, where the first of the victims from the tragedy here were laid to rest today. this grieving town begins the process of saying good-bye, investigators continue their search for how and why it all happened here. i'll have more coming up. devastation of superstorm sandy, but wait until you hear about all the pork loaded into this $60 billion sandy relief bill. hardly any of it gets to sandy and the actual survivors. we'll get to all that. "the...
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he joins us on the fast line. welcome back. >> my pleasure. >> there's a lot of optimism about housing. what are we missing? >> a lot of people seem to think if the market turns around, that means more of the same, meaning another big boom. i don't think that's in the cards. we might see home prices go up a little bit. you know, a little bit over inflation, maybe. not likely that we'll see a real boom. >> i mean, there's a difference between bottoming and booming. from what i see in the notes today, you're not even willing to give that we've bottomed yet. is that true? >> right. see, people pretend to know the future more than they do. there are trends, there are changes. as president obama just said, this was the worst economic crisis since the great depression. that was in his speech minutes ago. he's right. those kinds of events change people's thinking. one thing that's happening is people are moving more into renting. if you look at permits today, they're up for multifamily housing, not single family housing.
he joins us on the fast line. welcome back. >> my pleasure. >> there's a lot of optimism about housing. what are we missing? >> a lot of people seem to think if the market turns around, that means more of the same, meaning another big boom. i don't think that's in the cards. we might see home prices go up a little bit. you know, a little bit over inflation, maybe. not likely that we'll see a real boom. >> i mean, there's a difference between bottoming and booming. from...
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it continues to serve us. i see the united states as being a great opportunity for invest many going forward and i continue to see opportunities around residential real estate. it'll continue to be that way. we are continuing to recover. >> when will the australian economy completely crash? i only did that because of her clear anti-american sentiment, by the way. >> i have chose to live in this fine country. god bless america. >> she is always making anti-america propaganda. >> i believe there is opportunity this. i'm not an expert in any way shape or form, but i i see weaknesses and trading because investors are beginning to looseup up and let some of that exposure go. >> very good. >> thank you very much. >> always a pleasure. >> we will talk about car racing another time. >> we hope so. >> regardless of what happenes with the fiscal cliff -- here we go, long-term problems won't go along. the aging population with huge social security end spending. bill is with the competitive institute. your typical calm no
it continues to serve us. i see the united states as being a great opportunity for invest many going forward and i continue to see opportunities around residential real estate. it'll continue to be that way. we are continuing to recover. >> when will the australian economy completely crash? i only did that because of her clear anti-american sentiment, by the way. >> i have chose to live in this fine country. god bless america. >> she is always making anti-america propaganda....
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and also and waffle us more. back over to you. >> jackie, still on deck, are stocks on the verge of giving you a losing hand? we turn to one of wall street's newest bears. >>> and surf's up. when to let go of a winning stock. two stocks you may want to bail on when "halftime report" returns. >>> next, we cover the day's bounces, the island reversals, breakouts and breakdowns in "pops & drops." >>> plus they say the dumb money trades in the morning and the smart money trades into the close. so we reveal what that smart money is buying and trading before that final bell tolls, when "halftime report" continues. [ male announcer ] trading's like a high-speed train. and you don't want to miss it with thinkorswim by td ameritrade. you get knock-your-socks-off tools, simple one-click orders, real-time paper trading to hone your skills, plus anytime you need it support. ♪ stocks, options, futures, and forex. get your trading on track. thinkorswim by td ameritrade. trade commission free for 60 days, plus get up to $600
and also and waffle us more. back over to you. >> jackie, still on deck, are stocks on the verge of giving you a losing hand? we turn to one of wall street's newest bears. >>> and surf's up. when to let go of a winning stock. two stocks you may want to bail on when "halftime report" returns. >>> next, we cover the day's bounces, the island reversals, breakouts and breakdowns in "pops & drops." >>> plus they say the dumb money trades in...
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leave us with something. give us hope. is there hope? you don't have to. you can depress us if you'd like. >> it's hard to have hope. but steve liesman was walking by a little while ago. he had a trip of bernanke talking about what the assets is for and what the fed funds rate is before and for the life of me it's really hard to reconcile what he said. he said these are two different objectives. one is for short-term stimulus, one is for longer-term economic management of some kind. and i, you know, that's the first time that he has talked in those terms about how they are really different objectives, like tools. i think for most people this is about you either ease financial conditions or you tighten them. so, if it's getting a little -- i think even the fed -- >> communicating at this point. >> i've been -- i've thought that for awhile, actually. >> because i think maybe just the message is getting confused in the marketplace, and maybe what's happening in front of us now was always happening behind the scenes. you know better than i do, but we just didn
leave us with something. give us hope. is there hope? you don't have to. you can depress us if you'd like. >> it's hard to have hope. but steve liesman was walking by a little while ago. he had a trip of bernanke talking about what the assets is for and what the fed funds rate is before and for the life of me it's really hard to reconcile what he said. he said these are two different objectives. one is for short-term stimulus, one is for longer-term economic management of some kind. and...
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join us tomorrow. squawk on the street is next. >>> take a look at how we are setting up on this thursday session, the day after the federal reserve decision. a lot of economic data out this morning, jobless claims coming in better than expected. core ppi in line with consensus. retail sales light. as for the picture in europe, take a look there. really following the cues of the u.s. markets this morning. our road map today starts with the fed announcing a new round of stimulus as chairman ber bernanke warps the fiscal cliff is hurting growth. house speaker john boehner expected to talk on the cliff talks 11 a.m. eastern time. >> told you this week, of course, they were talking actively, now, sprint/nextel offering to purchase the other half of clearwire it doesn't own. >> surges of best buy surging on reports that the founder is on the verge of making a formal takeover bid. >> and google maps has found its way back into apple's operating system. >> of course, we have to start off with the markets. dow
join us tomorrow. squawk on the street is next. >>> take a look at how we are setting up on this thursday session, the day after the federal reserve decision. a lot of economic data out this morning, jobless claims coming in better than expected. core ppi in line with consensus. retail sales light. as for the picture in europe, take a look there. really following the cues of the u.s. markets this morning. our road map today starts with the fed announcing a new round of stimulus as...
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gentlemen, thank you for being here with us and getting this special day of coverage kicked off for us. >> rising early and rising above. >> exactly. let's talk about this. jared, it seems like things have gotten quieter. do you think that's the case? is that a good sign? >> i think it's probably a pretty good sign. if you look at this morning's papers, you see a number of articles suggesting that there's a bit more compromise in the air. my concern is that tomorrow's papers may say the opposite. so interestingly, there's been some pretty leak free discussions going on, which i actually think is a good thing. they're obviously big, outstanding questions. you mentioned the tax rate issue. one question i keep coming up against is the president and john boehner are now supposedly having good, substantive discussions. can boehner bring the troops along? if he agrees with the president, can he get enough tea party republicans behind him to sale the deal? because that wasn't the case back in 2011. and, tony, i have to say, both sides seem to have really -- with all the rhetoric we've had lea
gentlemen, thank you for being here with us and getting this special day of coverage kicked off for us. >> rising early and rising above. >> exactly. let's talk about this. jared, it seems like things have gotten quieter. do you think that's the case? is that a good sign? >> i think it's probably a pretty good sign. if you look at this morning's papers, you see a number of articles suggesting that there's a bit more compromise in the air. my concern is that tomorrow's papers...
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joining us on the phone former senior fbi profiler, mary ellen o'toole. to both of you thank you for helping on a difficult subject. what do you make of this story that the mother was going to send him to psychiatric institute and he got angry and that was one motive for his shooting her? >> well, that certainly could be one of the motives but what you mentioned earlier about the snapping would not in my opinion be correct. that this was not an impulsive crime. there was planning involved and the thoughts of suicide and homicide could have gone back many years in fact. but the planning is what is important. there was a period of time he was putting together a plan to carry out what he did on friday regardless of the stressor that may have occurred several days before. >> and don clark, among other things, the guy tried to destroy his computer, i guess he did destroy his hard drive. others are saying because the mother was friendly with the school principal and counselors there and that she loved the kids at the school more than thshe loved him. does that
joining us on the phone former senior fbi profiler, mary ellen o'toole. to both of you thank you for helping on a difficult subject. what do you make of this story that the mother was going to send him to psychiatric institute and he got angry and that was one motive for his shooting her? >> well, that certainly could be one of the motives but what you mentioned earlier about the snapping would not in my opinion be correct. that this was not an impulsive crime. there was planning involved...
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used to have it on my pc. by never having your stock eggs in one sector basket you'll never have to suffer through the agony of watching everything you own getting crushed when the basket gets run over by a truck or an oncoming train. what if you want to put an extra layer of protection against a market that's become increasingly volatile and difficult to fathom in recent years, that's where the new diversification comes in, diversification by strategy. just like being diversified by sector immunizes your portfolio against massive across-the-board losses being diversified for strategy helps no matter what market you're in helps with something that's working. reserve one space in your portfolio for a high-yielding dividend stock. now a good old-fashioned growth name, especially a secular growth stock. on wall street secular has nothing to do with public versus parochial schools or establishment clause and first amendment, which you know i question. no, on wall street when a company has secular growth it means u
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he joins us now. we're always pleased to welcome back into this cnbc exclusive to talk about it, mr. jack bogle. the founder of the vanguard group, author, all those good things out there. welcome back, my friend. >> thank you, bill. thank you very much. and hi, mandy. >> hi there. >> speculation. let's talk about that and the role it has played. you know, the s.e.c. would like and some of the portions of dodd frank would like to get rid of proprietary trading and some of that has gone away, but you still have the fast-moving trades that hit the streets these days. is that what you're talking about? the hyperfast trading that goes on? >> that's a big part of it, bill, but it's not all. when you think about our financial system and i think we talked a bit about this before. the role as the financial side of our system, if you will, is to direct capital to its highest and best and most profitable uses. how much do we do of that a year? around $250 billion of additional equity capital, ipos and so on. $2
he joins us now. we're always pleased to welcome back into this cnbc exclusive to talk about it, mr. jack bogle. the founder of the vanguard group, author, all those good things out there. welcome back, my friend. >> thank you, bill. thank you very much. and hi, mandy. >> hi there. >> speculation. let's talk about that and the role it has played. you know, the s.e.c. would like and some of the portions of dodd frank would like to get rid of proprietary trading and some of that...
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tom cruise has used it. i've used it. you can't underestimate the vanity of american people. the big market is teenagers. >> teenagers and magazine editors. >> apparently. >> and pent air. >> yes, it this makes filtration devices that helps homes and hotels and spas run their water morefacient efficiently. >> was there a theme throughout this list? what's the theme in terms of how they selected these names? >> the theme is given how uncertain everything is, we picked fund managers that have a great record that beat their piers, have an extended tenure of management, so they've been there for a while. we just asked them in their particular niches what are their best ideas. the theme is just, you know, what are the best ways to get through this. >> people with experience and track records, basically. >> yeah, basically. >> health care. >> health care, iliyad. >> they're hoping to create a treatment for hepatitis c, which will be a big deal. >> this is sort of controversial. moody's. >> which, of course, was vilified with the other ratings agencies in the financial crisis. the s
tom cruise has used it. i've used it. you can't underestimate the vanity of american people. the big market is teenagers. >> teenagers and magazine editors. >> apparently. >> and pent air. >> yes, it this makes filtration devices that helps homes and hotels and spas run their water morefacient efficiently. >> was there a theme throughout this list? what's the theme in terms of how they selected these names? >> the theme is given how uncertain everything is,...
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easy to use. it's the ultimate combination of speed, small size, and low-cost printing. >>> at the top of the hour on "power lunch" for a monday, car sales hit the gas in november. but how big is the sandy effect, and can car makers continue on this accelerated pace? the new ceo of charter communications, thomas rutledge, will join david faber for an exclusive interview. and you'll hear his take on money, media and the fiscal cliff. and would you get a mortgage from walmart? a lot of people would. we will discuss it today on "power lunch." i'm tyler mathisen, and i am "power lunch." now back to scott. >> ty, thanks. see you in 12 months. top of the hour. also want to let you know at 2:00 this afternoon, president is going to answer questions on the fiscal cliff via twitter. @whitehouse #my2k. thus far, we haven't had any sound bites come from anybody today. certainly after many folks made the rounds on the sunday talk shows. nobody today royaling the markets. we'll have to see if anything the pres
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call or visit us online. we're ready to help. >>> taking a look at the market, s&p are at the 500s of the day. 1445 is where the s&p currently sits. there's a look at the nasdaq 100. we know what that's being driven by, don't you? there it is. apple at the highs of the day after not doing a lot for the early part of the day. 2 1/2 percent. apple in the premarket where apple dipped below $500 a share. apple getting a bit of a bounce. >> that's where they come back and tell you that they did. >> we shall see. energy is one of the leaders of the day. our neck guest is making a quite a bold call for the price of crude oil. the head of bank of america with the 2013 commodity play. nice to see you. welcome back. >> thank you for having me. >> let's get right to it. where is crude oil going because you're making one heck of a bold prediction. >> look, just to be clear, we are talking about a risk scenario for crude oil specifically. we still think brent around $110 a barrel next year. wti averaging 90. that spread s
call or visit us online. we're ready to help. >>> taking a look at the market, s&p are at the 500s of the day. 1445 is where the s&p currently sits. there's a look at the nasdaq 100. we know what that's being driven by, don't you? there it is. apple at the highs of the day after not doing a lot for the early part of the day. 2 1/2 percent. apple in the premarket where apple dipped below $500 a share. apple getting a bit of a bounce. >> that's where they come back and tell...
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to tell us and handicap us -- handicap it is andy friedman, principal with the washington update and one of america's top business lawyers. andy, welcome back. good to have you with us. >> thank you. >> in my reading this morning, there were some indications that what may happen is that the house will take up the already passed senate bill that puts in place those lower -- extends those lower tax rates for the sub 250,000 income cohort and also boosts investment taxes to 20% plus the surcharge on dividends. is that now a leading possibility or something less than that? >> i don't know that it's a leading possibility, but i think it shows us where things may end up. i still remain optimistic that we're going to see a deal here. we're going to continue the eagles lyrics. i'm not sure i have a peaceful easy feeling, but i think we'll get there. those will be part of the deal i think. a raise on capital gaps and did i have dents. >> do you think it must involve as the president has clearly said a rise in the rates on the top income earners? >> i think there will be some rise in rates, bu
to tell us and handicap us -- handicap it is andy friedman, principal with the washington update and one of america's top business lawyers. andy, welcome back. good to have you with us. >> thank you. >> in my reading this morning, there were some indications that what may happen is that the house will take up the already passed senate bill that puts in place those lower -- extends those lower tax rates for the sub 250,000 income cohort and also boosts investment taxes to 20% plus...
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stay with us. >> back in a movement de, you won't just find us online, you'll also find us in person, with dedicated support teams at over 500 branches nationwide. so when you call or visit, you can ask for a name you know. because personal service starts with a real person. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. our support teams are nearby, ready to help. it's no wonder so many investors are saying... [ all ] i'm with scottrade. . . >>> we've got breaking news right now on the developments in connecticut. the fatal shooting, let's get bertha coombs. bertha, what can you tell us. >> reporter: connecticut state police just concluding an update where they have updated the figures on -- on those who were killed in that tragic shooting at an elementary school in connecticut this morning. they now say 18 children were killed at the scene, 2 children prodownsed dead at an area hospital, 6 adults that worked at the school were killed and with the gunman that makes a total of 7 adults killed. one adult was injured and survived. according to the connecticut state pol
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ladies, thanks so much for having us. i nearly said thank you for having us. thanking you for coming on the show. stacy, here we are day in and day out on the financial news talking about the fiscal cliff, economists talk about the fiscal cliff and politicians talk about the fiscal cliff. we're wondering whether mom and pops at home talk about the fiscal cliff. is a lack of a budget deal actually spooking shoppers out on main street? >> it is. walmart told us 75% of their customers have cite that had they are worried about the fiscal cliff. mandy, you and i were on last week talking about the luxury retailers and we called out saks saying business pre-holiday was particularly weak. what are the people in the stores telling me all week, saying that this is the worst pre-christmas they had seen in over a decade, and part of that was because their consumers are worried about the fiscal cliff, so note to the government. it does matter. >> yeah, but that's, as you say, part of it. laura, what else is going on? it just felt like we were going into a lackluster seaso
ladies, thanks so much for having us. i nearly said thank you for having us. thanking you for coming on the show. stacy, here we are day in and day out on the financial news talking about the fiscal cliff, economists talk about the fiscal cliff and politicians talk about the fiscal cliff. we're wondering whether mom and pops at home talk about the fiscal cliff. is a lack of a budget deal actually spooking shoppers out on main street? >> it is. walmart told us 75% of their customers have...
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i had to use the term fiscal cliff. i hadn't used it yet in this piece. i'm talking about the squandered opportunity in natural gas. papa was quite bullish in the price of oil. it's set worldwide. chinese keep it up. we have an umbrella that makes it worth our while to extract hard to get oil. as plentiful as oil is, there is a gigantic glut of natural gas, the opposite of oil, all papas talked about. more nat gas than we know what to do with. we have no place to put it and not enough places to use it. natural gas isn't fungible. it costs fortunes to transport overseas and is barely economical when exported. the best use is in this country. and we need to harness natural gas and liquids to make product more cheap here than anywhere else in the developed world. that would be terrific if companies would choose to relocate here. that's not happening. papa made it clear that he's bearish on the price of natural gas, suggesting it will stay at $5 for years to come. we have the opportunity to produce more than any other country on earth. not enough demand. the
i had to use the term fiscal cliff. i hadn't used it yet in this piece. i'm talking about the squandered opportunity in natural gas. papa was quite bullish in the price of oil. it's set worldwide. chinese keep it up. we have an umbrella that makes it worth our while to extract hard to get oil. as plentiful as oil is, there is a gigantic glut of natural gas, the opposite of oil, all papas talked about. more nat gas than we know what to do with. we have no place to put it and not enough places to...
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sylvia, are you with us? can you hear us? i think sylvia lost her sound there so we'll come back out to her in just a second. if we can forward on to some of the other news we're getting out of that meeting, mario monti made a surprise appearance that we'll talk about as soon as silvia comes back. in particular, let's shift to asia and head to key elections. think in the most recent manufa worsening, meanwhile, opinion polls have been very consistent about which party is likely to become japan's next ruling party. kaori enjoji has more for this. >> japanese prime minister yoshi hikonoda is trying to keep his party in power just days before the election. it could pave the way for the return of the liberal democratic party of japan. >> japan is going to have another election due next year. and what abbe is perhaps going to do is to use the government machine as much as possible in order for the budget to be increased to sustain some of the public works because there is another critical juncture coming up because the japanese go
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they used the economic weakness to take share. plus the company took out $450 million in fixed costs during the downturn to come out even stronger than ever. that's the brunswick we're dealing with today. second, if higher taxes going forward mean there's slightly less demand for motorboats and fishing boats, you know what? i think that could be more than offset by the additional demand created by all those boats that sandy damaged or destroyed. and even before sandy, things were getting better for brunswick. over the last decade, the age of the average powerboat in the water has gone from 15 years old to 21 years old. wow! i thought cars at 11 years was a lot. that means there's a ton of pent-up replacement demand. we saw the same thing happen in the automobile market where the average car on the road got so old that it has led to a new surge. that's what that $15 million car build's about. i bet that's also going to be true for boats, and that's terrific news for brunswick. back in late october, brunswick reported a big 14 cent
they used the economic weakness to take share. plus the company took out $450 million in fixed costs during the downturn to come out even stronger than ever. that's the brunswick we're dealing with today. second, if higher taxes going forward mean there's slightly less demand for motorboats and fishing boats, you know what? i think that could be more than offset by the additional demand created by all those boats that sandy damaged or destroyed. and even before sandy, things were getting better...
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tweet us at squawk street. we have some of your answers coming up next. ...so as you can see, geico's customer satisfaction is at 97%. mmmm tasty. and cut! very good. people are always asking me how we make these geico adverts. so we're taking you behind the scenes. this coffee cup, for example, is computer animated. it's not real. geico's customer satisfaction is quite real though. this computer-animated coffee tastes dreadful. geico. 15 minutes could save you 15 % or more on car insurance. someone get me a latte will ya, please? ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ [ male announcer ] oh what fun it is to ride. get the mercedes-benz on your wish list at the winter event going on now through december 31st. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 e350 for $579 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. so why exactly should that be of any interest to you? well, in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in mode
tweet us at squawk street. we have some of your answers coming up next. ...so as you can see, geico's customer satisfaction is at 97%. mmmm tasty. and cut! very good. people are always asking me how we make these geico adverts. so we're taking you behind the scenes. this coffee cup, for example, is computer animated. it's not real. geico's customer satisfaction is quite real though. this computer-animated coffee tastes dreadful. geico. 15 minutes could save you 15 % or more on car insurance....
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but rather than tell us what they can't do, maybe they should tell us what they can do. and senate democrats and white house refuse to act. they will be responsible for the largest tax hike in american history. the house today will also pass a bill to replace this sequester. it will actually not only replace the sequester with cuts, but even further address the deficit problem that we have. while the democratic controlled have no plan and have offered no dear at all for these kuds. i call on he is not dar read to make sure they can vote on this to make sure before the senate adjourns. back in may, i will remind you, back in may, i said we shouldn't wait until new year's eve to address the fiscal cliff. since then, republicans have made every effort to avoid the situation we find ourselves in. we passed a bill to protect middle class families. from looming tax hikes. we have moved a bill in may to replace the sequester that will undermine our national security. that same bill also has additional cuts in it, which would help reduce our deficit and wave the way for long tim
but rather than tell us what they can't do, maybe they should tell us what they can do. and senate democrats and white house refuse to act. they will be responsible for the largest tax hike in american history. the house today will also pass a bill to replace this sequester. it will actually not only replace the sequester with cuts, but even further address the deficit problem that we have. while the democratic controlled have no plan and have offered no dear at all for these kuds. i call on he...
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joining us, managing director. what do you make of inditex. >> i think with the share price performance you've seen for that, up almost 70%, almost nothing would please the market. the results are a league of its own. 7% like -- remember, the business is still majority in spain, italy, portugal, greece, et cetera. over 50% of sales. there 7% like for like. margins rising. it is a special company. >> taking a big -- are they taking a chunk of market share, as well? >> absolutely. i think it goes back to the strengths of its model. i think more than anyone else they listen to the consumer. this is fast fashion taken to the extreme. there's something new in the stores every two weeks. there's a reason to keep going every two weeks. they get feedback from the store managers quickly on what's working, what's not working. go back to the production people, say we need this more, we need less of this. >> the supply chain must be -- where are they making this stuff? how are they able to get it into the store so quick three
joining us, managing director. what do you make of inditex. >> i think with the share price performance you've seen for that, up almost 70%, almost nothing would please the market. the results are a league of its own. 7% like -- remember, the business is still majority in spain, italy, portugal, greece, et cetera. over 50% of sales. there 7% like for like. margins rising. it is a special company. >> taking a big -- are they taking a chunk of market share, as well? >>...
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stay with us please. work hard . since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times. never taking a bailout. there when you need them. helping millions of americans over the centuries. the strength of a global financial leader. the heart of a one-to-one relationship. together for your future. ♪ ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ [ male announcer ] oh what fun it is to ride. get the mercedes-benz on your wish list at the winter event going on now through december 31st. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 e350 for $579 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. >>> all right a very bad story. you are looking at a live picture outside a mall in portland, oregon. people have been killed. witnesses say the gunman had a rifle. we will report later. president obama, i'm going to switch gears now. he has hired 101 new government employees every day since i took office in 2009. that comes to 143,000 over paid worke
stay with us please. work hard . since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times. never taking a bailout. there when you need them. helping millions of americans over the centuries. the strength of a global financial leader. the heart of a one-to-one relationship. together for your future. ♪ ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ [ male announcer ] oh what fun it is to ride. get the mercedes-benz on...
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joining us, kayla, john. google avoiding billions in income taxes using the double irish dutch sandwich strategy. smart move or a corporate tax dodge? kayla, you go first. >> it is one thing to keep the cash you make abroad in receptacles abroad. i know pfizer does that and inger sol rand and even cisco even does that. >>> the pretax prove it to bermuda, i think that's a little bit shady. that could be invested here for sure. >> we have been hearing these complaints lately. starbucks has been brought up before parliament in the uk to answer questions about why they are not keeping their tax money at home. the reason is, the tax rates are too high on corporate profit. bring them down and the taxes will stay at home and you won't have it problem at all. >> yeah, i think the real underlying problem is the bad state of the u.s. tax code that forces people it take advantage of things that are legal if not necessarily patriotic. >> these companies are following the rules. nobody is accusing them even of breaking ru
joining us, kayla, john. google avoiding billions in income taxes using the double irish dutch sandwich strategy. smart move or a corporate tax dodge? kayla, you go first. >> it is one thing to keep the cash you make abroad in receptacles abroad. i know pfizer does that and inger sol rand and even cisco even does that. >>> the pretax prove it to bermuda, i think that's a little bit shady. that could be invested here for sure. >> we have been hearing these complaints lately....
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and lynn hutchins will join us. we'll talk about what they see playing out and what they think is working when it comes to the markets now. >> the bill that the president says is in the house that he will sign if -- that's in the senate -- >> the senate. >> the senate that he will sign if the house passes it is what? >> that is $. >> -- that is 250? >> 250? >> he said 400. he said, i have the pen, let's keep tax rates where they are for everyone at 250 and below. so this one, that's c these guys are pretty clever because that would keep rates where they are for everyone at a million and below. no middle-class taxpayers up to a million dollars -- >> that's no matter what, isn't it, in either bill? >>yon r -- i think it would be the same in either one. that's not -- what reid and i guess pelosi, you saw that, said she opposes the million-dollar thing. a lot of people if back on what they say. the difference would be that one is 250 and below, and the other is a million and below. more taxpayers would not see a tax inc
and lynn hutchins will join us. we'll talk about what they see playing out and what they think is working when it comes to the markets now. >> the bill that the president says is in the house that he will sign if -- that's in the senate -- >> the senate. >> the senate that he will sign if the house passes it is what? >> that is $. >> -- that is 250? >> 250? >> he said 400. he said, i have the pen, let's keep tax rates where they are for everyone at 250...
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david tepper, one of the world's top performing hedge fund managers will join us to give us some of his wisdom in a kaerc t can't-miss interview. a lot to talk about with him. in the meantime, why don't we get to some of today's top stories. we could see some movement in the fiscal cliff negotiations. house speaker boehner offering to raise the top tax rates on those making over $1 million a year as well as other measures amounting to $1 trillion in new revenue. that's in exchange for an equal amount in spending cuts. the white house has not yet accepted the proposal. >>> also, apple says it has sold more than 2 million in iphone 5s in china just over the last three days. that's the best ever debut for the iphone line in china. apple is china's second biggest market, although it did lose a lot of market share while they were waiting for that i5 to come out. and citi research has downgraded apple from a hold to a buy. you can see there just below $500. >>> also, the national association for business economics growth in 2013 to come in at 2.1% after growing by 2.2% in 2012. that would con
david tepper, one of the world's top performing hedge fund managers will join us to give us some of his wisdom in a kaerc t can't-miss interview. a lot to talk about with him. in the meantime, why don't we get to some of today's top stories. we could see some movement in the fiscal cliff negotiations. house speaker boehner offering to raise the top tax rates on those making over $1 million a year as well as other measures amounting to $1 trillion in new revenue. that's in exchange for an equal...
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as matter of fact, constituent are anxious to talk with us. they are always pleased to see us. they want an update. they want to know what is going on. of course dhe are encouraging us to bring this to a close. to reach some kind of agreement. but they don't mind us being home, if we're not doing anything. they want us there talking with them. and interacting with them. >> you know, speaker boehner says, and the people on the gop side, generally say we have a spending problem not particularly a revenue problem. i want to get your thought on that. and i assume maybe you would say we have both problems in this country. but if that is your point of view, which is your more acute one? spending issue or revenue issue? >> well, the fact of the matter is, we have to have revenue to run this country. a lot of people don't think about the fact that the food is safe, the water is safe. and that we -- our children are safe from defective toys and poison. all of this costs money. and so we do have to have revenue in order to run this country. and that's what's made it the number one countr
as matter of fact, constituent are anxious to talk with us. they are always pleased to see us. they want an update. they want to know what is going on. of course dhe are encouraging us to bring this to a close. to reach some kind of agreement. but they don't mind us being home, if we're not doing anything. they want us there talking with them. and interacting with them. >> you know, speaker boehner says, and the people on the gop side, generally say we have a spending problem not...
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that's all of us. the government needs to sell 300 million shares it still holds at $70 a piece to break even on the 49.5 billion bail yut. we asked you, viewers, whether you thought the bailout was worth it. here is what you said. it saved gm and industry a lot of jobs. 32% say that. no, it cost taxpayers billions. and 23% say we have turned into a bailout nation. what do you think, boys? >> i think, look, what is the cost of this? i think $49 billion. they are obviously losing money if they sell it at $27. the break even was 50-something if they sold all the shares. they will lose money. what is the cost of letting a million jobs go? i don't know. john, what do you think? >> i think this is surprising for a lot of people. we are definitely losing money on this deal. we are losing anywhere from 9 billion to 13 billion. but if you think about how much jobs they say that saved, about, they say a million jobs, that is about $13,000 a job. we would have paid more than that in unemployment for all these pe
that's all of us. the government needs to sell 300 million shares it still holds at $70 a piece to break even on the 49.5 billion bail yut. we asked you, viewers, whether you thought the bailout was worth it. here is what you said. it saved gm and industry a lot of jobs. 32% say that. no, it cost taxpayers billions. and 23% say we have turned into a bailout nation. what do you think, boys? >> i think, look, what is the cost of this? i think $49 billion. they are obviously losing money if...
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, rick santelli with us and sandy vallari with us as well. sandy, i'll begin with you. as we're sitting here, i don't know how you feel about the market and the cliff. yesterday one tone. today seems to be we've reverted backwards. >> so frustrating. here we go again. i think the market does have a lot of support at 1420. i do think they will get a deal done but i don't think it will happen this year. i think it happens into january and they can make things retroactively back to january so everything happens from that point. so frustrating we've got to go through that again. >> does name pact the economy and sort of the fundamentals of this market if we go into january, go over the cliff and then we actually have, to you know, reverse things? i mean, you're beginning the year with more uncertainty. >> ceos are already -- they are holding back on hiring. they are doing all these other things so ultimately, no, it won't have a fundamental impact because i think it will all be retroactive for january 2013. hard for people to hire in such an unce
, rick santelli with us and sandy vallari with us as well. sandy, i'll begin with you. as we're sitting here, i don't know how you feel about the market and the cliff. yesterday one tone. today seems to be we've reverted backwards. >> so frustrating. here we go again. i think the market does have a lot of support at 1420. i do think they will get a deal done but i don't think it will happen this year. i think it happens into january and they can make things retroactively back to january...
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thanks so much for joining us. treasury secretary tim geithner told cnbc there will be no deal if it doesn't involve higher rates on the top 2% of the wealthiest. when it comes down to it, will republicans budge on this issue? >> it's kind of crazy for him to say that because, first of all, if they got their higher rates and they also included the approximately 1 million small businesses wrapped into it, you know, they would get enough to run the federal government for about seven days. it wouldn't really solve the problems, and, of course, then they are going to come back and say the rest of the 98%, you've got to come up with money yourselves >> i understand, but the point is will you budge? will you go along with it if it leads to a deal? >> i'm pretty close to the speaker who i admire greatly, and none of us really want to raise the rates because we know once we do they will go up and then the spending will never occur. we've had that happen a lot during my 36 years. >> i was going to say, senator. you've been
thanks so much for joining us. treasury secretary tim geithner told cnbc there will be no deal if it doesn't involve higher rates on the top 2% of the wealthiest. when it comes down to it, will republicans budge on this issue? >> it's kind of crazy for him to say that because, first of all, if they got their higher rates and they also included the approximately 1 million small businesses wrapped into it, you know, they would get enough to run the federal government for about seven days....
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that does it for us here. let's get to headquarters, wopner and the fast money "halftime." >> welcome to the "halftime report." four hours to go until the close. take a look at green arrows across the board. the dow getting a bit of a lift in the last 15 minutes on word that the president and the speaker are meeting on the fiscal cliff at the white house, right now. here's what we're also following on "halftime." guarding your money. what's the best way to protect yourself from the fiscal cliff? vanguard ceo will tell you in a "halftime" exclusive. debate it, caterpillar has underperformed the market this year but with china looking up is the stock set for a surge? the "halftime" rumble is ahead. first our top story, biting into apple. citi downgrades the stock less than one month after calling it a buy. what does the firm's team of analysts see now? where will the stock head for header? traders are stephanie link, joe terranova, steve weiss and josh brown. you surprised at this downgrade? what does it mean fo
that does it for us here. let's get to headquarters, wopner and the fast money "halftime." >> welcome to the "halftime report." four hours to go until the close. take a look at green arrows across the board. the dow getting a bit of a lift in the last 15 minutes on word that the president and the speaker are meeting on the fiscal cliff at the white house, right now. here's what we're also following on "halftime." guarding your money. what's the best way to...
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>> exactly. >> help me. >> help us help you help us. thank you for helping, steve. >> my pleasure. >> that clears sthings things up. not. >>> the question remains, what do you do with all of this information? scott minor, chief investment officer is here. sorry about my rant with john. i was agreeing with john under a way about that. you're a guy that does numbers for a reason. you are more right than anybody out there on your economic calls. calls to the bond market et cetera. what do you make of this deficit fight in d.c.? it seems like a shell game. >> look, have you hit the nail on the head. this is a spending problem, an tax problem. taxes ever depressed because of the cyclical slow down in the economy that we normally expect. the problem is that 23% of gdp plus or minor spending, that's well above the historical numbers and should be closer to 18%. >> how does all of this affect your predictions for 2013? >> well, i mean, look, i think it tells us that the only policy that really matters at this point, is monetary policy. because
>> exactly. >> help me. >> help us help you help us. thank you for helping, steve. >> my pleasure. >> that clears sthings things up. not. >>> the question remains, what do you do with all of this information? scott minor, chief investment officer is here. sorry about my rant with john. i was agreeing with john under a way about that. you're a guy that does numbers for a reason. you are more right than anybody out there on your economic calls. calls to the...
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and now, the lord looked down upon us and has given us another chance. let's use it. that chance is unbelievable. exxon, the united states, everyone says by 2025, we're going to be energy self-sufficient in coal -- i mean, oil and natural gas. that will make america more competitive. it will reduce the geopolitical pressure. reduce the deficit. the experts tell me that you can -- that fracking can be just -- it's been done, by the way, i'm told, for 30 years. it can be done safely and rationally. some of the deep wells in the gulf, and it's certainly safer than sending hundreds of thousands of kids overseas to fight wars. so this could be -- it's safer than what? like that oil pipeline would have been safe in the alternative. we need to have rational policy and do what's right for america. it can be done cleanly. >> would you prefer a carbon tax? >> i would be for eventually over time have a rational increase in something like a carbon tax, yes. >> what would that look like? >> by the way, we may not need it anymore. i don't want to get into policy like that. it's far
and now, the lord looked down upon us and has given us another chance. let's use it. that chance is unbelievable. exxon, the united states, everyone says by 2025, we're going to be energy self-sufficient in coal -- i mean, oil and natural gas. that will make america more competitive. it will reduce the geopolitical pressure. reduce the deficit. the experts tell me that you can -- that fracking can be just -- it's been done, by the way, i'm told, for 30 years. it can be done safely and...
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he'll use that to wax his yacht. that's not like a lot of money for larry ellison. >> people have been saying this is a big deal, but isn't that what you want to have the chairman have the same as the shareholders? >> are they saying it's a degreedy ellison? the dividend at oracle is not why you buy the stock. >> i don't know how you win. you want the top executives to get the same. >> less than three quarter of a percent yielder. anyway, our next guest is one of the world's highest profile whistle blowers. michael woodford was president and ceo of japan's olympus corporation. his dream job turned in to a nightmare when he discovered the company had hidden more than $1 million in investment losses. he has a new book out called exposure. you had been at the company for a while but you were not the president and ceo. >> i'd been with the company for three decades. but became president on the first of april and was fired as president and ceo on the 14th of october. so 6 1/2 months. >> was it the previous ceo that orches
he'll use that to wax his yacht. that's not like a lot of money for larry ellison. >> people have been saying this is a big deal, but isn't that what you want to have the chairman have the same as the shareholders? >> are they saying it's a degreedy ellison? the dividend at oracle is not why you buy the stock. >> i don't know how you win. you want the top executives to get the same. >> less than three quarter of a percent yielder. anyway, our next guest is one of the...
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ralph silva staying with us. up next, less than a day to go before the big day, we take a look at what some of the top toys have been this year. >>> good morning. welcome to "worldwide exchange." i'm karen cho. >> good morning, everybody. i'm louisa bojesen. these are your headlines from around the world. >> with just one week to go before the u.s. economy goes over the fiscal cliff, law marriages are pointing fingers and playing the blame game. >> mario monti is saying he's available to lead italy, but only for a party willing to push his economic agenda. >> but he has competition in the form of sylvia berlusconi, italy's former prime minister tells cnbc he feels a responsibility to run. >> translator: i feel the need to return to the political arena to prevent the country from being delivered into the hands of a leftist party. >> and the crowds are out, the stores are ringing up those sales. but u.s. shoppers, they may be running lower on holiday spirit and analysts are saying that they're spending less, as wel
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us as well. house speaker boehner calling the president's bluff and agreeing to a tax hike on millionaires and billion airs. >> and when does senator rand paul think we'll get a deal? he'll join us coming up on the "closing bell." stay with us. more in a moment. >>> welcome back. we're now with banking analyst meredith whitney having a change of heart on some of the banks. yesterday she announced she's turning bullish on financials and upgraded bank of america, discover financial and citi to a buy. take a look at those stocks today, and they are moving on that call. meredith joins me now to talk about the industry and the entire group. thanks for joining us. >> so good to see you. >> what is getting you bullish on the banks today? >> we went bullish yesterday morning, and i think this is a really, really important time for the financial. you have three things going on. most importantly clarity. more clarity today on the financials than you have in the five years since the financial crisis began,
us as well. house speaker boehner calling the president's bluff and agreeing to a tax hike on millionaires and billion airs. >> and when does senator rand paul think we'll get a deal? he'll join us coming up on the "closing bell." stay with us. more in a moment. >>> welcome back. we're now with banking analyst meredith whitney having a change of heart on some of the banks. yesterday she announced she's turning bullish on financials and upgraded bank of america, discover...
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jillian is on the set with us and you'll be here with us for the rest of the hour. we finally have movement. >> this is a cliffhanger. i think it's going to carry on for another couple days. >> that's a much better outcome. today is tuesday, isn't it? >> they don't want to spend christmas in washington, do they? >> you have thursday, friday and monday, right? >> you have a lot of aides prepared to come back after christmas to try and make sure they're not too far away from d.c. it does look encouraging. you've had movements on both sides. you've had boehner indicating that he's willing to accept and rising tax rate for the wealthiest. at the same time, you've had the president scaling back the limit to which those tax rates go up the. >> and they're not arguing about idealogical points any more. >> exactly. >> and what about the debt ceiling? do you think this gets thrown to the mix or not? >> well, i think the white house knows very strongly that as far as the markets are concerned, they want to try and get some kind of clarity for the next few months. after the la
jillian is on the set with us and you'll be here with us for the rest of the hour. we finally have movement. >> this is a cliffhanger. i think it's going to carry on for another couple days. >> that's a much better outcome. today is tuesday, isn't it? >> they don't want to spend christmas in washington, do they? >> you have thursday, friday and monday, right? >> you have a lot of aides prepared to come back after christmas to try and make sure they're not too far...
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joining us, lou brien is joining us from chicago, a strategist at drw trading. mark, believe it or not, yesterday i watched general electric lower two straight days because apparently some people are downgrading it or at least making some negative comments. and maybe already about the fiscal cliff. art, do you think that's actually happening to the economy at large because we're not in 2013 yet, but because they're already cutting back? >> well, there may be some relation that growth is going to be slower in the fourth quarter, in the first half of 2013. and just about any resolution that we get on the fiscal cliff. and, you know, i think that the -- there was a lot of optimism at the start of the week and it faded a little bit. i don't think all that much has changed. they're probably not going -- not going to get a final deal done until the early days of january. and that way, they're able to -- that way they're able to say they're voting for a tax cut instead of a tax increase and everybody is happy. >> really. so who wants to go over the cliff more, then? bo
joining us, lou brien is joining us from chicago, a strategist at drw trading. mark, believe it or not, yesterday i watched general electric lower two straight days because apparently some people are downgrading it or at least making some negative comments. and maybe already about the fiscal cliff. art, do you think that's actually happening to the economy at large because we're not in 2013 yet, but because they're already cutting back? >> well, there may be some relation that growth is...
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this job or the use of tobacco? make a decision. >> i came right out and said, "does not 14 years of my dedication or loyalty to you"-- and i'm italian, so loyalty means something. [laughter] "but does it mean nothing to you?" and he said, "sorry, epolito, no." >> did he give you a little bonus or something when you left? >> no. >> it was, you were escorted by your manager off the property, turn in your key. that was it. >> it was sad. >> you didn't feel any sympathy at all for them? >> no, because i gave them plenty of time to make a decision. >> in the end, 20 employees quit smoking. four wouldn't and were fired when they refused to take a breathalyzer test. a year later, anita and cara are still unemployed, still smoking, and fuming. >> i think that smoking is a great smokescreen around the true issue here. this is about privacy. this is about what you do on your own time that is legal that does not conflict with your job performance. >> what it's really about is money. big business is increasingly nosing into yo
this job or the use of tobacco? make a decision. >> i came right out and said, "does not 14 years of my dedication or loyalty to you"-- and i'm italian, so loyalty means something. [laughter] "but does it mean nothing to you?" and he said, "sorry, epolito, no." >> did he give you a little bonus or something when you left? >> no. >> it was, you were escorted by your manager off the property, turn in your key. that was it. >> it was sad....
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play us out who break. >> please, please? >> oh, yeah. >> sing to us. see. ♪ hey-go, mistletoe ♪ i'm going to get to know you better ♪ ♪ this christmas and as we trim the tree, how much fun it's going to be the together ♪ merry christmas, everybody. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, no matter which list you're on. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 c250 for $349 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. >>> welcome back, everybody. let's get down to the new york stock exchange. jim cramer joins us right now. what does this mean? everything that happened in washington over the last 12 hours or so, boehner coming at 10:00 a.m. how is the market going to react to all this? >> i think the market is showing that there's no deal. boehner can say whatever he wants, it doesn't really matter. but i think there could be a super bowl solution. that's what i'm looking at. people have a paycheck every two weeks, are going to kno
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call or visit us online. we're ready to help. >>> when it comes to ipos, the middle market has indeed been mighty. looks like we will close out the year with about 129 ipos. two thirds of them are middle market companies. get this, the three best performing ipos of 2012 all from the middle margaret. here they are. number one is vip shop. the chinese on-line discounter selling brands like nike and calvin klein. also guide wire, an insurance software developer, number two. and proto labs, manufacturer custom machine parts. with the good comes the bad. let's look at worst performers of the middle market ipo list. we have envivio, cafe press and enphase energy. >> we love lists, so as we countdown to years end we are counting down the best and worst trades of the year. fast money halftime report's own scott is here with with a list that left investors in pain. >> night capitol. until the morning of august 1, knight capital was one of the money make perpsers /* /-. >> knight software problem seen driving erroneous
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i'm not used to that theater. i'm used to ceos. i wrote something that i trust ceos more than i do politicians. so people hate ceos, lawyers, who's not hated. i don't know, carmelo anthony, maybe you like him today? >> i think he's all right. i wouldn't drive with him, but otherwise he's good. >> these people come on and there's no give, there's no give, maybe what that really means there's give give give, i think at some face value -- >> there has been give in the last 24 hours. let's get the latest as far as the proposals back and forth at white house. the president and john boehner speaking by telephone on tuesday changing fiscal cliff proposals. reducing new tax revenue from 1.6 to $1.4 trillion over five years. but they're jockeying on who should spell out the specifics on the spending cuts. walmart's ceo mike duke expressed concerns about the fiscal cliff. >> the week before the election, only one-fourth, 25% of our core customers even knew what fiscal cliff meant. okay? one week after the election, it was up to 75%. now thes
i'm not used to that theater. i'm used to ceos. i wrote something that i trust ceos more than i do politicians. so people hate ceos, lawyers, who's not hated. i don't know, carmelo anthony, maybe you like him today? >> i think he's all right. i wouldn't drive with him, but otherwise he's good. >> these people come on and there's no give, there's no give, maybe what that really means there's give give give, i think at some face value -- >> there has been give in the last 24...